Northwest History. State History. Box 17. Associations.

INDUSTRY MEET
MAGNET FOR 250
Business Men From Three
States Discuss Problems
.—Hear Leaders.
"Mr. Industrialist, take your case
to the public and remember you
have an American jury," Walter B.
Weisenburger, executive vice president of the National Association oi
Manufacturers, advised 250 industrialists and employers of Washington, Idaho and Montana yesterday noon at the luncheon meeting
of the N. A. M. in the Hall of the
Doges at the Davenport hotel.
The reason this should be done,
Mr. Weisenburger said, is "because
it is no longer the individual business that is threatened—it is the
present economic system that is at
stake. Therefore, you can not afford to leave the job of talking to
the public about capital and labor
in the hands of those who have
never had any capital and never
did much labor."
Industries Foster Meet.
The N. A. M. meeting was held
under the auspices of the Associated Industries of the Inland Empire, with a luncheon and afternoon session, both of which werej
presided over by Henry Klopp,]
president of the Associated Industries of the Inland Empire.
Mr. Weisenburger and George-
Martin of Butte, secretary of the
Associated Industries of Montana,
were the luncheon speakers, while
John C. Gall, counsel for the National Association of Manufacturers, delivered the principal address
at the afternoon meeting, which
resolved itself into a labor clinic.
After his talk many local and Inland Empire employers eneaeed ir
a round-fable discussion of the
Wagner labor act and its ramifications.
In elaborating his theme that industry must "sell itself" to the people, Mr. Weisenburger said:
Tell True Story of Industry.
"The manufacturer is making'
his bid for public understanding
through the National Association
of Manufacturer's Public Information program, which seeks openly,
frankly and factually to tell the
true story of industry and its place
in American life.
"If we would preserve America
with its principles, with individual
freedom, with individual enterprise,
with individual opportunity, you
must girdle on your armour and
go forth to proclaim the truth.
And, above all, remember there is
nothing wrong with America, if we
can just keep it America."
Would Make Wagner Act Fair.
In opening the labor clinic in
the afternoon session, Mr. Gall
argued for a "balancing of the Wagner labor act" to make it fair to
employers, employees and public
by requiring equal responsibility
for both parties to labor disputes.
' "Industry," he declared, "lives in
the shadow of the strike, the boycott, the jurisdictional dispute and
the imported picket line. The
year 1937 saw 4740 strikes, bringing
ing in their wake the staggering
loss of over 28,000,000 man days of
fc-ork, and involving 1,860,000 employees. The total number of
strikes in 1937 was more than 100
per cent above 1936, and approximately 400 per cent above the number in 1929, with untold loss of
earnings and purchasing power to
wage earners and to the public.
"The one-sided character of the
act, the doubts surrounding its ad-i
ministration, and, above all, the
fact that industrial discord has increased since the act went into
.effect, require a congressional reexamination and corrective legislation."

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INDUSTRY MEET
MAGNET FOR 250
Business Men From Three
States Discuss Problems
.—Hear Leaders.
"Mr. Industrialist, take your case
to the public and remember you
have an American jury," Walter B.
Weisenburger, executive vice president of the National Association oi
Manufacturers, advised 250 industrialists and employers of Washington, Idaho and Montana yesterday noon at the luncheon meeting
of the N. A. M. in the Hall of the
Doges at the Davenport hotel.
The reason this should be done,
Mr. Weisenburger said, is "because
it is no longer the individual business that is threatened—it is the
present economic system that is at
stake. Therefore, you can not afford to leave the job of talking to
the public about capital and labor
in the hands of those who have
never had any capital and never
did much labor."
Industries Foster Meet.
The N. A. M. meeting was held
under the auspices of the Associated Industries of the Inland Empire, with a luncheon and afternoon session, both of which werej
presided over by Henry Klopp,]
president of the Associated Industries of the Inland Empire.
Mr. Weisenburger and George-
Martin of Butte, secretary of the
Associated Industries of Montana,
were the luncheon speakers, while
John C. Gall, counsel for the National Association of Manufacturers, delivered the principal address
at the afternoon meeting, which
resolved itself into a labor clinic.
After his talk many local and Inland Empire employers eneaeed ir
a round-fable discussion of the
Wagner labor act and its ramifications.
In elaborating his theme that industry must "sell itself" to the people, Mr. Weisenburger said:
Tell True Story of Industry.
"The manufacturer is making'
his bid for public understanding
through the National Association
of Manufacturer's Public Information program, which seeks openly,
frankly and factually to tell the
true story of industry and its place
in American life.
"If we would preserve America
with its principles, with individual
freedom, with individual enterprise,
with individual opportunity, you
must girdle on your armour and
go forth to proclaim the truth.
And, above all, remember there is
nothing wrong with America, if we
can just keep it America."
Would Make Wagner Act Fair.
In opening the labor clinic in
the afternoon session, Mr. Gall
argued for a "balancing of the Wagner labor act" to make it fair to
employers, employees and public
by requiring equal responsibility
for both parties to labor disputes.
' "Industry," he declared, "lives in
the shadow of the strike, the boycott, the jurisdictional dispute and
the imported picket line. The
year 1937 saw 4740 strikes, bringing
ing in their wake the staggering
loss of over 28,000,000 man days of
fc-ork, and involving 1,860,000 employees. The total number of
strikes in 1937 was more than 100
per cent above 1936, and approximately 400 per cent above the number in 1929, with untold loss of
earnings and purchasing power to
wage earners and to the public.
"The one-sided character of the
act, the doubts surrounding its ad-i
ministration, and, above all, the
fact that industrial discord has increased since the act went into
.effect, require a congressional reexamination and corrective legislation."